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Adopted July 11, 1891. 




BOSTON : 

PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. 
1891. 



CONSTITUTION 



BY-LAWS 



Passac|usctts |orticulturiil iocictg. 



Adopted Jiily 11, 1891. 




BOSTON : 
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY. 

1891. 






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At a meeting of the Societ}' held January 10, 1891, the follow- 
ing Committee was appointed to revise the Constitution and By- 
Laws : William H. Spooner, President of the Society, Chairman ; 
I. Gilbert Robbins, Francis H. Appleton, Henry W. Wilson, 
Leverett M. Chase, John G. Barker, O. B. Hadwen, and Robert 
Manning. 

The Committee presented their report at the Stated Meeting on 
the 4th of April, and, after a single amendment, it was directed 
by a majority vote that it be entered on the records and lie over 
for consideration at the Stated Meeting in Jul3^ 

At the Stated Meeting, July 11, the revised code was unani- 
mously adopted as here printed. 

At the meeting on the 1st of August, it was voted, that the 
Constitution and By-Laws be printed, and that a copj' be sent to 
every member of the Society. 

WILLIAM H. SPOONER, President. 

Robert Manning, Secretary. 



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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS. 



SECTION I. 

THK OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. 

The Officers of the Society shall consist of a President and four 
Vice-Presidents, wlio shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meet- 
ing, and shall hold their oflices for one 3'ear, and until others are 
chosen in their stead ; and a Treasurer, a Superintendent of the 
Building, a Secretary, and a Librarian, who shall be appointed 
according to Section XVII ; provided^ however, that no person 
shall be eligible to an}' office unless he shall have been a member 
for the three years preceding. 



SPXTION II. 

PROFESSORS AND MEMBERS OF BOARDS. 

A Professor of Botany and Vegetable Physiology and a Pro- 
fessor of Entomology shall be elected at the annual meeting of 
the Society, who shall, ex-officiif!, be members of the Library Com- 
mittee. 

The Member of the Board of Control of the State Agricultural 
Experiment Station shall be elected for three years, and a candidate 
for this position, and also one for member of the State Board of 
Agriculture, shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee 
provided for in Section XI of this Constitution and By-Laws, 
whenever the term of either of these is about to expire and they 
shall be elected at the annual meeting, on the first Satui'daj' in 
October next ensuing. 



MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SECTION III. 

STANDING COMMITTEES. 

There shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting the fol- 
lowing Standing Committees : 
An Executive Committee, of 
A Finance Committee, of . 
A Committee on Publication and Discussion, 
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" " on Gardens, of 

" " on Plants, of . 

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SECTION IV. 

ANNUAL MEETING. 

The annual meeting for the election of Officers, Professors, 
Members of Boards, and Standing Committees, shall be held on 
the first Saturday of October, and they shall enter upon their 
respective duties on the first Saturday of January ensuing. 



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SECTION V. 

ELECTIONS. 

The Secretary shall mail to each meml)er at least ten days prior 
to each annual election a notice thereof. The notice shall specify 
the time and place of saitl election, and the different Officers, Pro- 
fessors, Members of Boards, and Committees, to be voted for ; and 
unless thirty members shall be present at the annual election such 
election shall be void, and the presiding officer shall adjourn the 
meeting for the term of three weeks, of which adjournment the 
like notice shall be given as of the annual meeting, and the elec- 
tion shall then proceed, whatever may be the number of members 
present. 



SECTION VI. 

BALLOTING. 

The names of all persons to be balloted for at the annual elec- 
tion shall be contained on one ballot, and the offices for which 



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tliey lire respectively iioniiiiaU'd, and tlie Cliairmen of the several 
Committees, sliuU be distinctly designated thereon. 

In addition to the candidates named by the Committee 
appointed under Section XI, the ballot shall contain the nomi- 
nations of all candidates for an}' office to be filled, made by 
nomination pajjcrs signed by not less than ten members of the 
Society. Such nomination papers shall be deposited with the 
Secretary before the third Saturday in September of each year. 

In case additions are made to the list of nominations reported 
by the Committee, the voter shall make a cross (X) opposite to 
the name of the candidate of his choice in the blank space pro- 
vided therefor. 

The President or presiding office)" shall a^jpoint a Committee of 
three to receive, assort, and count the votes given, and report the 
number ; the [)olls shall r(!main open two hours at least ; a plu- 
rality shall elect, and the President shall declare who are elected. 



SECTION VII. 

THE STATED MEETINGS. 

The stated meetings of the Society shall be held on the first 
Saturdays of January, Ai)ril, July, and October. Should a legal 
holiday occur on any of the aforesaid days, the meeting shall be 
held on the Saturday next succeeding. 



SECTION VIII. 

^QUORUM. 

Twenty members, exclusive of the President or i)residing olficer, 
shall be a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings 
except that of the annual election. 



SECTION IX. 

ORDER OK BUSINESS. 

1. Reading the Records of the last meeting. 

2. Proposals for membership. 

3. Reports of Committees. 

4. Deferred and new business. 

5. Elections. 

6. Reading of communications. 



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SECTION X. 

VACANCIES, 

Whenever a vacancy occurs in any of the oflices of the Society, 
except those of Treasurer, Superintendent of the Building, Secre- 
tary, and Librarian, it shall be filled by a special election, of which 
the Secretar}^ shall mail a notice to everj^ member not less than 
ten days before the election ; and if vacancies occur in the Stand- 
ing Committees, they may be filled at any meeting of the Society. 



SECTION XI. 

THE PRESIDENT. 

The duty of the president shall be to preside at all the meetings 
of the Society ; to preserve order ; to state the business before the 
Societ}' ; to state and put questions, and, in case of an equal divi- 
sion on any question, to give the casting vote ; to call for accounts 
and reports from all Committees ; to call special meetings of the 
Societ}', when requested in writing by twelve members, and gen- 
erally to superintend the execution of such By-Laws and Regula- 
tions as the Society shall from time to time enact, which is not 
otherwise provided for. He shall also report, from time to time, 
what measures, in his judgment, are necessary for promoting its 
objects and extending its usefulness. He shall annually, on or 
before the first Saturday in August, appoint a Committee of seven 
members, who shall nominate suitable candidates for the various 
offices of the Society for the ensuing year ; and said Committee 
shall make their report on or before the first Saturday of Septem- 
ber, in each year. 



SECTION XII. 

THE VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

In the absence of the President, the senior Vice-President shall 
exercise all the authority, privileges, and powers of the President ; 
and in case neither the President nor any one of the Vice-Presi- 
dents shall be present at any meeting, the Society shall choose a 
President pro tempore^ who shall be invested with all the power 
and authoritv of the President. 



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SECTION Xlll. 
THE TRKASUREK. 

The Treasurer shall have charge of the fuiuls of the Society, 
and deposit the same in such bank in the city of Boston, as the 
Finance Committee shall direct, where his account, as Treasurer, 
shall be kept, and all payments shall be made by checks. He 
shall attend to the renting of the Building and the collection of 
the rents and other income of the Society. He shall pay prizes 
and gratuities upon the written order of the Chairman of the re- 
spective Committees ; and shall pay no bills until audited by the 
Secretary. He shall have the care and cnstod}' of the seal of the 
Society and of the dies for the medals ; and he shall cause the 
medals to be struck and certificates of merit to be prepared when 
required, and shall deliver them as awarded. He shall have in 
his safe keeping the bonds, deeds, notes, certificates of stock, and 
other evidences of property ; shall make all transfers and invest- 
ments, with the consent and approval of the Finance Committee ; 
shall pay the taxes, insurance, interest on loans, and other debts, 
and keep a correct account of the receipts and disbursements of 
the Society. He shall in January of each year send to every an- 
nual member a bill of the amount due from him. For the faithful 
performance of his duties he shall give bonds, in such sum and 
with such sureties as shall be approved by the Finance Committee, 
and he shall in the discharge of these duties be subject to the 
control of said Committee. 



SECTION XIV. 

THE SUPERINTENDENT O^ THE BUILDING. 

The Superintendent of the Building shall, under the general 
direction of the Finance Committee, have charge of the premises 
and shall see that they are kept clean and in good repair, and 
that all Rules and Regulations in regard to their care are strictly 
enforced. He shall carry out the directions of the Committee 
of Arrangements in regard to the preparation for and conduct 
of exhibitions, and, under the direction of the same Committee, 
shall see that all the Rules and Regulations in regard to exhi- 
bitions are strictly enforced. 



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SECTION XV. 

THE SECRETARY. 

The Secretary shall conduct the coirespondence of the Society ; 
he shall keep copies of the same in a book provided for the pur- 
pose, which shall be open to the inspection of the members at any 
meeting ; he shall receive and read all letters and papers ad- 
dressed to the Society, and shall dispose of them as provided by 
the By-Laws or directed by the Society. He shall audit all bills 
and demands against the Society before payment of the same by 
the Treasurer. 

He shall give notice of all stated and special meetings of the 
Society by mailing a notice thereof to every member, and of ad- 
journed meetings by a notice posted in the Library Room of the 
Society, and shall regularly record the proceedings thereof in a 
book to be kept for that purpose. 

He shall give notice to each person of his election to office or 
membership in the Society. He shall record the election of every 
member, and report his name and residence to the Treasurer. He 
shall deliver to the Executive Committee a copy of the proceed- 
ings of each meeting whenever requested, and shall prepare and 
countersign all diplomas or certificates of membership. 

He shall prepare for each annual- election an alphabetical list of 
the members of the Society. 

He shall, under the direction of the Committee on Publication 
and Discussion, act as Editor of the publications of the Society, 
prepare them for the press and superintend the printing thereof. 
He shall make notes, for publication, of meetings for the discus- 
sion of horticultural subjects, and shall perform such other literar}' 
work as may be directed by the Society, or as may not be otherwise 
provided for. 

In the absence of the Secretary the President shall appoint a 
Secretary pro lenipore. 



SECTION XVI. 

THE LIBRARIAN. 

The Librarian shall have the charge of all books, drawings, en- 
gravings, herbariums, and other articles appertaining to the Libra- 
ly, and shall attend to the purchase, recording, cataloguing, ar- 
ranging, binding, delivering, and receiving of books ; these duties 



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to be performed uudcr the direction of the Library Coiuinittee. 
He shall, as far as possible, assist those desiring to use the Librar}- 
in their investiuatious. 



SECTION XVII. 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 

The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, who 
shall be Chairman, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, and 
seven members chosen as provided in Section III. In the absence 
of the President the Committee shall choose a Chairman x>ro tem- 
pore from their own number. They shall consider and report upon 
all questions of the appropriations of money, and no appro[)ria- 
tion shall take effect without their approval. They shall appoint 
in December of each 3'ear, or whenever a vacancy shall occur, a 
Treasurer, a Secretary, a Superintendent of the Building, and a 
Librarian of the Society, and define their duties except where these 
arc determined by the By-Laws ; and they may remove them, or 
either of them, and appoint otliers instead, whenever, in their 
opinion, the interests of the Society shall require it. They shall 
have free access at all times to the records of the Society, and 
to the books of the Treasurer, and shall recommend to the Society 
on or before the first Saturday of November, the amount to be ap- 
propriated for prizes and gratuities the ensuing year ; and the sev- 
eral committees shall make their requests for the amounts required 
by them previous to the meeting of this Committee in October of 
each yeai-. The Committee shall hold regulai- meetings on such 
day of each and every month as they may determine, and when- 
ever called together by written notice of the President, and at such 
meetings four members shall be a quorum, and no ai)propriation 
shall be i)assed except at a duly organized meeting of the Com- 
mittee. The Committee shall choose a Secretary, who shall keep 
a record of each meeting. 



SECTION XVIII. 

EINANCE COMMITTEE. 

The Finance Committee shall have a general supervision of the 
Building and other property of the Society, and shall approve all 
transfers and investments before the same are made by the Treas- 
urer. They shall audit the Treasurer's account in time for him to 



10 MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

present the same to the Society on the first Saturday of January. 
They shall make all settlements with the Proprietors of the Ceme- 
tery of Mount Auburn, and generally adjust all matters a[)per- 
taining to the indentures between the Society and that Corporation. 
They shall also, with the concurrence of the President, determine 
tlie number and salaries of all officers of the Society, not pro- 
vided for by the By-Laws. 



SECTION XIX. 

LIBRARY COMMITTEE. 

The Committee on the Library shall have charge of all books, 
drawings and engravings, and shall, from time to time, procure 
sucli works as may be deemed expedient, not exceeding the 
amount appropriated for the purpose. They shall cause the 
Library to be opened for the use of members during all business 
hours, and at such other times as they may deem expedient. The^^ 
shall report on the tirst Saturday in December the condition of 
the Library, and what measures may be necessar}- to preserve and 
increase it ; and shall adopt and enforce regulations for the Li- 
brary and Cabinet, which have been approved by the Society. 
These regulations shall l)e affixed to every volume, and posted in 
the Library room. 



SECTION XX. 

COMMITTEE ON I'U15LICATION AND DISCUSSION. 

This Committee shall superintend all publications of the Soci- 
ety, and it may engage, with the concurrence of the President, 
such assistance as may be requisite. 

It shall also have the direction and control of discussions, lec- 
tures, and essays on horticultural subjects, and it shall be empow- 
ered, with the approval of the Executive Committee, to offer prizes 
for written contributions to horticultural knowledge, to an extent 
not exceeding the amount which the Society may place at its dis- 
posal. 



SECTION XXI. 

COMMITTEE FOR ESTABLISHING PRIZES. 

This Committee shall consist of the Chairmen of the Committees 
on Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gardens, and two other 



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members, who shall be chosen as provided iu Section III ; and the 
Committee elect shall present to the Society on the first Saturday 
of December, a list of the prizes they recommend to be offered, 
which, if approved, shall be adopted and published as the List of 
Prizes for the ensuing year. 

The Committee shall use all due caution in the arrangement of 
the Schedule of Prizes, and as far as possible shall avoid ail rei)e- 
tition of i)rizes and shall extend every inducement for the pro- 
duction, introduction, and exhibition of new and improved varieties 
of plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables. 



SECTION XXII. 

COMMITTEES FOK A\VAKDING PRIZES AND (JKATUITIES. 

These Committees shall be the Committees on Fruits, Plants, 
Flowers, Vegetables, and Gardens. Two members of either of 
these Committees shall be a quorum, and if two members shall 
not be in attendance the member present may appoint other mem- 
bers of the Society to fill the vacancy. In case all the members 
of any Committee are al)sent a Special Committee shall be ap- 
pointed by the President. The said Committees, except that on 
Gardens, shall attend at the Society's Hall, one hour before the 
same is opened to the public, to examine the specimens exhibited, 
and award the Prizes or Gratuities; and shall also attend at such 
other times and places as may be prescribed by the Society. 
They shall make rules in regard to the time and manner of exhib- 
iting specimens foi' prizes, to be approved by the Society. They 
shall examine all new Plants, Flowers, Fruits, or V^egetables pre- 
sented at the exhibitions, and report their correct names, descrip- 
tions, and merits. They shall make a report of each PLxhibition 
for publication. 

The duties of the Committee on Plants shall be to judge of the 
merits of all plants placed on exhibition. New and rare plants 
may be placed on exhibition at any time, and if so placed on any 
other than a regular exhilntion day, the Secretary of the Society 
shall notify the Chairman of said Committee or any member 
thereof that an exhibit is at the Society's rooms for inspection, 
and such notes of the plant or [)lants shall be taken by the Chair- 
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inforiiiatiou to the Committee of the merits of the same, that a 
fair and just award may be rendered by the Committee. 

The Committee on Plants and Flowers shall jointly select frum 
the members of the Society or otherwise, as they deem best for its 
interest, a Special Committee of three members, who shall l)e well- 
known experts in the cultivation of the Kose, to judge of all the 
exhibits of Roses presented at the Annual Rose Exhibition; and 
under no circumstances whatever shall the said Special Committee 
have access to the Hall until the exhibition is ready for their in- 
spection, and all lists of exhibits handed to the Committee sliall 
be designated by numbers only as indicated in the Schedule of 
I'rizes. The reasonable expenses of said Special Committee shall 
l)e paid by the Society. 

On the first Saturday of December, the said Committees shall 
report to the vSociety the Prizes and Gratuities awarded by them. 

No member of an}- of the Committees for awarding Prizes or 
Gratuities shall in any case vote respecting an award for which 
such member maj' be a competitor, or in which he shall have an 
interest, but in such case such member or members shall tem- 
l)orarily withdraw from the Committee, and the vacancy shall be 
sup[)lied by the remaining members; and in case all the members 
of any committee are competitors for any and the same prize, the 
award of the same shall be made by a Special Committee appoint- 
ed for the purpose by the President. 



SECTION XXIII. 

COMMITTEE ON GARDENS. 

The Committee on Gardens shall consist of the Chairmen of the 
respective Committees on Plants, Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables, 
and three members to be chosen as provided in Section III. 

The Committee shall visit gardens, parks, and grounds, offered 
for prizes, under such rules as may be prescribed by the Society ; 
and in making their awards they shall have reference to the ar- 
rangement and laying out of such gardens, grounds, etc., as in 
accordance with true principles of beauty and art; to the 
adaptation of the trees, shrubs, and plants therein to such arrange- 
ment, and to the uses to which such are applied, as well as to 
theii- keeping and cultivation. 

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plants, and stale as far as possible their uses and adaptahilit}' to 
our climate. This may he done by any member of the Committee, 
each member's action being api)roved by the whole Committee 
before being reported to the Societj'. 



SECTION XXIV. 

COMMITTEE OF ARKANCE^vrENTS. 

The Committee of Arrangements shall consist of the Chairmen 
of the Standing Committees on Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Vegetables, 
and Gardens, and two other members to be chosen as provided in 
Section III. They shall have charge of the general arrangements 
for and direction of all the exhibitions of the Society, and shall 
see that the Rules and Regulations relating thereto are strictl}' 
enforced. They shall have the power to change the time of any 
exhibition whenever in their judgment it is for the interest of the 
Society to do so. 



SECTION XXV. 

ELECTION OF MEMIiERS. 

All proposals of Candidates for Life and Subscription Member- 
ship, shall be submitted to the Executive Committee, who shall 
examine the same, and report, on the first Saturday of each month, 
the names of such persons as they recommend for election. A 
majority of the members present shall be necessary to elect a 
member. The candidate shall (jualify himself for membership 
within six months of the date when notice is given of his election. 



SECTION XXVI. 

HONORARY AND CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. 

The Society may, upon recommendation of the Executive Com- 
mittee, elect Honorary and Corresponding Members at any stated 
mectino-, to each of whom the Secretary shall transmit a Diploma 
or Certificate of Election, under the seal of the Society, signed 
bv the President and countersigned by the Secretary ; and such 
niembers shall not be entitled to hold office or to vote at any 
meeting. 



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SECTION XXVII. 

LIFE MEMBERS. 

The pa3'nient of thirty dollars shall constitute a Life Member- 
ship, and exempt the member from all future assessments. And 
any subscription member, having paid all dues, may become a 
Life Member by the payment of twenty dollars in addition thereto. 



SECTION XXVIII. 

FEES AND ASSESSMENTS. 

Every subscription member, before he receives his diploma, or 
exercises the privileges of a member, shall pay the sum of ten 
dollars as an admission fee, and shall be subject afterwards to an 
annual assessment of two dollars. 



SECTION XXIX. 

PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP. 

Each member of the vSociety shall be entitled to the following 
privileges : 

1. To be present and vote at all the meetings of the Society. 

2. To have personal access to the Library, and to consult any 
of the periodicals, books, or plates, or to examine any of the 
models belonging to the Society, under the rules of the Libraiy 
Committee. 

3. To have free admission to all the exhibitions of the Society, 
for himself and his immediate family. 

4. To receive all the publications of the Society, under the rules 
of the Committee on Publication and Discussion. 

5. To receive a share of any seeds, scions, trees, or plants, 
that mav be distributed. 



SECTION XXX. 

WITHDRAWAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF MEMBERSHIP. 

Any member may withdraw from the Society on giving notice 
to the Treasurer and paying the amount due from him. Any 
member who shall neglect for the space of two years to pay his 
annual assessment, after due notice from the Treasurer, shall cease 
to be a member. The Treasurer shall give notice of such with- 



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(Iniwals or discontinuances to the Secretary, who shall erase such 
members' names from the list. 

SECTION XXXI. 

EXPULSION OK MEMBERS. 

If any member shall dishonor the Society, or shall be guilty of 
any breach of good faith thereto, he may be expelled, two- 
thirds of the members present voting therefor. But no member 
shall be expelled unless a written notice of the motion be served 
by the Secretary upon him personally, or left at his usual place 
of abode, at least twenty days l)efore it is acted upon. 



SECTION XXXII. 

FISCAL YEAK. 

The Fiscal Year shall commence on the first day of January, 
and all assessments for the ensuing year shall be due at that 
time. 



SECTION XXXIII. 

APPROPRIATIONS . 

Appropriations of money may be made on the first Saturdays of 
January, April, July, and October, only^ except that in case of 
postponement by reason of a legal holiday, as provided in Section 
VII, they may be made on the Saturday next succeeding. 



SECTION XXXIV. 

PRIZES AND GRATUITIES. 

Prizes or gratuities may be awarded to any person for the 
exhibition of any Fruits, Plants, Flowers, or Vegetables, either 
new of their kind, or of uncommon excellence ; or for any new and 
successful method of cultivating any variety of Fruits, Flowers, 
Plants, Trees, Shrubs, or Vegetables ; or for any of the objects 
recommended by the Standing Committees on Fruits, Plants, 
Flowers, Vegetables, and Gardens ; or for any other object imme- 
diately connected with Horticulture ; or for tlie essential advance- 
ment of the objects of the Society in any other way. But no 
gratuity shall be awarded for any object which shall have been 
entered or exhibited for a prize. No award shall be made for 



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any unworthy exhibit, and no gratuity given shall be of a larger 
amount than the lowest prize established for the same exhibit. 



SECTION XXXV. 

DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS. 

Whenever any donation or bequest shall be made to the Society 
for any specific object, it shall be so applied, and the name of the 
donor and the amount and description of each donation shall be 
registered in a book kept for the purpose. 

The Executive Committee may recommend the award of medals, 
or otlier testimonials, to donors or benefactors of the Society, who 
have advanced its interests or promoted its usefulness. 



SECTION XXXVI. 

DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS AND PLANTS. 

All donations of seeds and plants shall be delivered to the 
Chairmen of such Committees as the President may order, for 
examination and distribution, and the recipients shall be requested 
from time to time to report their success in the cultivation of the 
same to the Society. 



SECTION XXXVII. 

AMENDMENTS. 

Aiuendmeuts to the Constitution and By-Laws ma}' be proposed 
ou the first Saturdays of January, April, July, and October, only. 
They shall be stated in writing, and have two readings at the time 
of proposal ; if a majority' of the members present vote in their 
favor, they shall be entered on the records of the Society, and 
lie over for consideration at the next quarterly meeting or an 
adjournment thereof; when, if two-thirds of the members present 
shall vote in favor of adopting such amendments, they shall be- 
come a part of the By-Laws. 



SECTION XXXVIII. 

VOTING BY PROXY. 

Voting by proxy shall not be allowed. 



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